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Bail Act 1992
21Bail in relation to several offences
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21 Bail in relation to several offences
If an accused person has been charged with 2 or more offences for
which bail may be granted and is being held in custody in relation to
those offences—
(a) a court or an authorised officer must, in considering whether to
grant bail to the accused person, have regard to all the offences
with which the person stands charged; and
(b) if the court or authorised officer decides that the accused person
should be granted bail—
(i) the accused person must be granted bail in relation to all
the offences with which the person has been charged for
which bail may be granted; and
(ii) the accused person need give only 1 undertaking to appear
in relation to all the offences with which the person has
been charged for which bail may be granted; and
(iii) if the accused person is granted bail subject to conditions—
the conditions apply in relation to each offence with which
the accused person is charged for which bail may be
granted.